Antiques and fine arts auction to benefit Community Missions

by jmaloni

Submitted

Wed, Oct 30th 2013 07:00 am

Three
Depression-era antique toy train sets - Lionel, Marx and Atlas - will be among
the hundreds of items auctioned off at Community Missions' antique and fine
arts auction on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the First Presbyterian Church of
Youngstown, 100 Church St.

Viewing
will begin at 12:15 p.m., and the auction will start at 1 p.m.

A
1930s seascape painting by Earle Bailly is another featured auction item. Bailly,
who exhibited in museums throughout the U.S. and internationally, was born
without arms and was famed for holding and wielding brushes in his mouth.

A
local artist, Mary Gross, known for her Native American feather art, has
donated a piece to the auction. Other featured artists include Ansel Adams,
R.C. Gorman and Andrew Wyeth.

Furniture
includes mirrors, rocking chairs, a hope chest, lamps, an antique sewing
machine, plant stands, a blanket chest/commode, a pegged pine country cupboard,
side chairs and wool and Persian rugs.

Sculptures
include a green marble head of a horse and a museum reproduction of a Tang
Dynasty horse. A large collection of high-fashion purses has been donated for
the auction. A jewelry table will feature antique and contemporary pieces.

Those
who come to the auction will enjoy an international sampling of luncheon hors
d'oeuvres. A donation of $10 per person or $15 per couple will be collected at
the door to benefit Community Missions.

The
auction will benefit the crisis services program of Community Missions in
Niagara County. This includes a soup kitchen, homeless shelter, and home for
people living with HIV/AIDS.

Community
Missions provides social services to hundreds of disadvantaged people in
Niagara County. Last year, 73,660 meals were provided in its soup kitchen. The
mission sheltered 673 people, including 82 children in its homeless shelter. It
also gave shelter and care to more than 150 at-risk youth and provided
residential, rehabilitive, vocational and socialization services to more than
600 individuals with mental illness.

For
more information, contact Don Luce at 716-285-3403, ext. 2226, or [email protected].